Name derivation:

Classification:

Nymphaea Linnaeus; currently more than 50 extant species descriptions
(Borsch et al.2011).

Order Nymphaeales
Family Nymphaeaceae

Morphology:

Similar genera:

Habitat:

References:

Borsch,
T., C. Löhne, M.S. Mbaye,
and J. Wiersema2011.Towards a complete species tree of Nymphaea: shedding further light on subg. Brachycera and its relationships to the Australian
water-lilies.Telopea
13(1-2):193-217.